Saturday, June 11, 2011

These are my last two Houston Memory Cards (see details here). I will end up with a set of twelve total, and the project feels done. The card on the left is about the quiet, day-to-day activities of the summer I spent in Houston. It reads: "We spent lots of long days whiling away time at the office of Salas Jewelers. The highlight was taking the mail down the hall and dropping it in the old-fashioned mail slot and then trying to watch it fall all the way down from the tenth floor to the basement mailroom. Back home, Uncle Nano and Aunt Vera taught us how to play canasta and told us tall tales, including one about the 'missing link.'"The card on the right is about Wylie Street. It reads: "My grandmother and Tia Lupe shared a house on Wylie Street. Two of my Uncles lived on the same block. I remember a drainage ditch out front where we caught tadpoles (or was it crawdads?) And at the end of the street was a little market where we could buy cold soda and candy - in all sorts of varieties not found in California."After making all my cards, I had some scraps left over from my May Counterfeit Kit. So, I made these tags:

I found the idea for these tags at the A Creative Operation blog during last month's CKC blog hop. Mine are a little different, but I'm happy with them. Do you have a favorite way to use up scraps?

9 comments:

You've got such a great set of memory cards now,Rinda. Are you going to start a different set now?I love those tags....they are very 'you'. I tend to use my scraps on cards....and sometimes to make embellishments for scrapbook pages.I really ought to make tags more often.

I have loved your memory cards and the tags are wonderful too. What will you use the tags for? I have started to make cards with my scraps - which is very unusual for me, as I am not really a card maker!

A job well done if it feels complete! Your cards were wonderful to read Rinda :)I use my scraps typically for cards. I must say I have bought very little paper this year and I'm finding my scraps are getting used up, a very good thing!

Maria "Rinda" Ontiveros

Artist & Blogger

2016 Summertime Scavenger Hunt

The List!

1. A "wild heart" - a naturally occurring heart (like the rock above, but it doesn't have to be a rock)2. A footprint or pawprint3. A skeleton, bone or x-ray4. A book or magazine read during 20165. A porch or deck6. A camper (caravan)7. A family gathering8. A drawing, art project, artistic photograph, scrapbook page, greeting card, or art journal page created by you.9. Someone playing with, in, or around water.10. A bicycle11. Fresh produce12. A window13. The moon14. A buffet of food15. A team logo16. A map showing a trip taken during the time period17. Twins18. A supermarket cart, basket or trolley full of groceries 19. A seasonal cocktail or beverage20. Someone laughing21. A photograph of you with a newspaper or calendar page from the time period covered in the Hunt. Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.Alternatives - if you're having trouble finding any of the above, you may substitute from this list (but you may not substitute for item #21):alternative 1: a lighthousealternative 2: a baby (human or animal)